| Kelly Robbins | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kelly Robbins |
| Born | (1969-09-29)September 29, 1969 (age 56) Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Tulsa |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1992) |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Chevron Championship | T2: 1996 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won:1995 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2003 |
| du Maurier Classic | T3: 1997 |
| Women's British Open | T32: 2001 |
Kelly Robbins (born September 29, 1969) is an American formerprofessional golfer. She became a member of theLPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including onemajor championship, during her career.
Robbins was born inMount Pleasant, Michigan. She started playing golf at the age of 8. She attended theUniversity of Tulsa, where she was a member of the NCAA Championship team in 1988. Throughout her collegiate career, she won seven individual titles and twice was named a First-Team All-American. In 1991, she was honored as the NCAA Co-Player of the Year along withAnnika Sörenstam and was the North and South Amateur Championship winner .
Robbins joined theLPGA Tour in 1992. She qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. She has won nine tournaments on the tour, including one major, the 1995McDonald's LPGA Championship. She was most successful in the mid-1990s, finishing in the top-10 on the money list four years in a row, from 1994 to 1997. In 2005, she only played two LPGA Tour events due to a back injury. She retired from competitive golf in 2007.
In 2008, was named co-assistant captain of the 2009 U.S.Solheim Cup team.
| Legend |
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| LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (8) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30,1993 | LPGA Corning Classic | −11 (70-68-70-69=277) | Playoff |  Alison Nicholas |
| 2 | Jul 10,1994 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | −9 (69-70-65=204) | Playoff |  Tammie Green |
| 3 | May 14,1995 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −10 (66-68-72-68=274) | 1 stroke | Laura Davies |
| 4 | Apr 7,1996 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic | −11 (73-68-68-64=273) | Playoff | Val Skinner |
| 5 | Feb 9,1997 | Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am | −17 (66-69-69-67=271) | Playoff | Emilee Klein |
| 6 | Jul 6,1997 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | −19 (67-64-67-67=265) | 8 strokes | Tammie Green |
| 7 | Jan 18,1998 | HealthSouth Inaugural | −7 (76-67-66=209) | 2 strokes | Meg Mallon |
| 8 | Oct 11,1998 | Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions | −12 (66-73-67-70=276) | 4 strokes | Juli Inkster |
| 9 | Jan 17,1999 | HealthSouth Inaugural | −11 (70-71-64=205) | 1 stroke | Tina Barrett Karrie Webb |
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | LPGA Corning Classic | Alison Nicholas | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1994 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Tammie Green | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1996 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic | Val Skinner | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 4 | 1997 | Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am | Emilee Klein | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1997 | Standard Register PING | Laura Davies | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1997 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf |  Helen AlfredssonJuli Inkster | Inkster won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 2003 | U.S. Women's Open | Hilary LunkeAngela Stanford | Lunke won 18-hole playoff (Lunke:70, Stanford:71, Robbins:73) |
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −10 (66-68-72-68=274) | 1 stroke | Laura Davies |
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